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New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards are presented each May by critics from all New York City's newspapers, magazines and wire services except the New York…

Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3d Earl

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3d Earl, 1872–1970, British philosopher, mathematician, and social reformer, b. Trelleck, Wales. As with his philosophical stance, Russell's…

Parker, Dorothy

(Encyclopedia) Parker, Dorothy (Dorothy Rothschild Parker), 1893–1967, American short-story and verse writer, b. West End, N.J. While serving as drama critic for Vanity Fair (1916–17) and book critic…

2002 Deaths: R - Z

Dee Dee RamoneTony RazzanoDavid RiesmanPolly RileyJean-Paul RiopelleHerb RittsLarry RiversMatt RobinsonFranziska Rochat-MoserReginald RoseWilliam RosenbergTed RossKyle RoteEd RungePaul…

O'Brien, Fitz-James

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Fitz-James, 1828?–1862, Irish-American author and journalist, b. Ireland. He settled in New York in 1852. He is remembered for two of his short stories, “The Diamond Lens” and…

Porter, Katherine Anne

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex., as Callie Russell Porter. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story…

Gallant, Mavis

(Encyclopedia) Gallant, Mavis (Mavis Leslie Young Gallant)Gallant, Mavisgă-lăntˈ [key], 1922–2014, Canadian writer, b. Montreal. After graduating from high school, she was a newspaper feature writer…

Paley, Grace

(Encyclopedia) Paley, Grace, 1922–2007, American writer and social activist, b. the Bronx, N.Y., as Grace Goodside. In short stories mainly celebrating the lives of women, Paley paints the daily…

Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

(Encyclopedia) Le Fanu, Joseph SheridanLe Fanu, Joseph Sheridanlĕˈ fəny&oomacr; [key], 1814–73, Irish author. He spent his early career as a journalist. In 1863, he began producing a series of…

Nobel Prize for Literature

The Most Famous Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize for Literature, one of the six international awards administered by the Nobel Foundation, honors outstanding achievement in letters. The estate…